Give me your tired, your poor, your enormous crows yearning to be fed ... The bird seems to be gargantuan because Miss Liberty in Tokyo is only a scaled-down model of the real McCoy in New York Harbor.

Give me your tired, your poor, your enormous crows yearning to be fed ... The bird seems to be gargantuan because Miss Liberty in Tokyo is only a scaled-down model of the real McCoy in New York Harbor.

Escargot cult: Snails crawl over the face of a woman during a demonstration of a new beauty treatment at the salon Ci:z.Labo in Tokyo. Supposedly the slime from the gastropods restores skin by removing old cells and moisturizing sunburn.

Escargot cult: Snails crawl over the face of a woman during a demonstration of a new beauty treatment at the salon Ci:z.Labo in Tokyo. Supposedly the slime from the gastropods restores skin by removing old ... more

Photo: Yoshikazu Tsuno, AFP/Getty Images

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OK if I park here? Doug Fitton of Open Road Paving was just about done laying concrete at the corner of Main and Broadway in Urbana, Ill., when a motorist decided to ignore the pylons.

OK if I park here? Doug Fitton of Open Road Paving was just about done laying concrete at the corner of Main and Broadway in Urbana, Ill., when a motorist decided to ignore the pylons.

Photo: Robin Scholz, Associated Press

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I'm not winking at you ... Your beak is stuck in my eye. (Snowy owlets, Hannover Zoo in Hannover, Germany.)

I'm not winking at you ... Your beak is stuck in my eye. (Snowy owlets, Hannover Zoo in Hannover, Germany.)

Photo: Jochen Luebke, Associated Press

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His Bach is worse than his bite: Spencer the service dog tickles the ivories at Poplar State Beach in Half Moon Bay. The piano is one of 12 that have been placed along the San Mateo County coastline as part of the project "Opus Two for Twelve Pianos" by artist Mauro Ffortissimo. Visitors are encouraged to play them.

His Bach is worse than his bite: Spencer the service dog tickles the ivories at Poplar State Beach in Half Moon Bay. The piano is one of 12 that have been placed along the San Mateo County coastline as part of ... more

Photo: Marcio Jose Sanchez, Associated Press

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Teenagers confer on a floating platform on Heiseder Lake near Sarstedt, Germany.

Teenagers confer on a floating platform on Heiseder Lake near Sarstedt, Germany.

Pedal faster, boys: The scariest part of the Tour de France is not the grueling climbs, the breakneck descents or the dangerous peloton collisions. No, it's the guy at left. (Between Gap and Alpe-d'Huez, France.)

Pedal faster, boys: The scariest part of the Tour de France is not the grueling climbs, the breakneck descents or the dangerous peloton collisions. No, it's the guy at left. (Between Gap and Alpe-d'Huez, ... more

Photo: Bernard Papon, Associated Press

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It's official - Amare Stoudemire is taller than Shimon Peres: The Knicks' forward/center visited the Israeli president at his residence in Jerusalem after Peres invited him to play for the country's national basketball team because of his ties to Judaism.

It's official - Amare Stoudemire is taller than Shimon Peres: The Knicks' forward/center visited the Israeli president at his residence in Jerusalem after Peres invited him to play for the country's national ... more

Thank you and could you get me a towel? Gari the capybara enjoys poolside service after a brisk swim at Melanie Typaldos' home in Buda, Texas.

Thank you and could you get me a towel? Gari the capybara enjoys poolside service after a brisk swim at Melanie Typaldos' home in Buda, Texas.

Photo: Louis DeLuca, McClatchy-Tribune News Service

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Making a splash in Spain: An Italian synchronized swimmer is thrown into the air during a training session ahead of the FINA Swimming World Championships in Barcelona.

Making a splash in Spain: An Italian synchronized swimmer is thrown into the air during a training session ahead of the FINA Swimming World Championships in Barcelona.

Photo: Michael Sohn, Associated Press

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Don't jump on the judges, don't chase the other dogs, don't mark your territory ... Ten-year-old Jordyn Groves gives Rio a last-minute pep talk before they step into the ring in the Open Junior class judging at the Reliant Park World Series of Dog Shows in Houston. less

Don't jump on the judges, don't chase the other dogs, don't mark your territory ... Ten-year-old Jordyn Groves gives Rio a last-minute pep talk before they step into the ring in the Open Junior class judging at ... more

Photo: Karen Warren, Houston Chronicle

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Hardly worth the effort: A man struggles to move a submerged car after a torrential rain caused major flooding in Seoul.

Hardly worth the effort: A man struggles to move a submerged car after a torrential rain caused major flooding in Seoul.

When we last saw him, 4-year-old Jesse Owings was hanging on for dear life in the 4-H Mutton Busting competition in Westminster, Md., as the mutton made a beeline for Pennsylvania.

When we last saw him, 4-year-old Jesse Owings was hanging on for dear life in the 4-H Mutton Busting competition in Westminster, Md., as the mutton made a beeline for Pennsylvania.

Photo: Dylan Slagle, Associated Press

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Apathetic apes: Animal keepers at Netherland's Emmen Zoo say they can't explain the lethargic behavior of the zoo's hamadryas baboons, which have stopped eating, playing or even moving around. All they do is huddle together in a small corner of their island. less

Apathetic apes: Animal keepers at Netherland's Emmen Zoo say they can't explain the lethargic behavior of the zoo's hamadryas baboons, which have stopped eating, playing or even moving around. All they do is ... more